Show UNDERWOOD DISCUSSES NA DEfENSE PROBlEMS W WASHINGTON Oct 29 Oscar W. W Underwood senator-elect senator from Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama who is here for the opening of ot congress said toda today in discussing the i question of national defense that he I I would wait walt tu until the army and amI navy experts th themselves had reached their conclusions and presented them to congress before expressing his views on the subject The new senator declared that he favored a 1 reasonable national defense de- de de de- tense although he was not prepared now to say what he meant by that term adding that he was not an expert expert expert ex ex- pert on these matters I I am approaching approaching ap ap- ap- ap the subject he said in such a way that I will be able to take the opinions of the experts largely into consideration in shaping a a final opinion He added that congress congress congress con con- gress would woul 1 now be in a a. better post post- tion in dealing with the subject to profit by lessons from the European war Mr Underwood who as chairman as the house ways and means means committee committee committee com com- framed the tariff law which there is talk of revising to meet rev revue revenue requirements declined to discuss the proposal He lIe said that it would be manifestly out of place for him to todo todo todo do so inasmuch as he was leader Inthe in inthe inthe the house when the law Jaw was enacted and is Is' not now a member of that bod body Mr Underwood will pay his re respects respects respects re- re to President Wilson Vilson in a few tew days and probably also will discuss the prospective legislative program |